Simply Scrumptious

Just 4 ingredients to make these healthy muffins, they're moist, oaty and naturally sweetened from the bananas Prep time 5 minutes Cook time 30 minutes Total time 35 minutes INGREDIENTS 3 medium ripe bananas 2 cups of oats 2 eggs 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda ¼ cup honey (optional) METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan Lightly grease a muffin tray (you may need more than one) Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth and all the ingredients are combined Pour your mixture evenly into your muffin tray (s) Place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 30-35 minutes, checking after 20 minutes. To check if your muffins are baked, insert a skewer or toothpick into the centre of a muffin, if it comes out clean muffins are baked, if not continue to bake Let your muffins cool for at least 10-15 minutes before removing from the muffin tray, then transfer them to a cooling rack

This is an easy recipe to follow and takes very little time to prepare NO ADDED SUGAR - NO ADDED FAT For this recipe you will need: A standard drinking mug Mixing bowl and spoon Teaspoon INGREDIENTS  1 mug water (boiling) 50g/2oz cocoa powder ½ mug sultanas ¼ mug hazelnuts, roughly chopped 1 egg lightly whisked 2 mugs of self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder (optional) ½ mug of white chocolate chips METHOD Pour the water into a mixing bowl and gently whisk in the cocoa powder, then add the sultanas, leave to soak until the water has cooled Preheat oven 200ºc / 180º fan Add the egg to the sultana mixture and stir, then sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture, followed by hazelnuts and chocolate chips, mix well until everything is combined Pour your mixture into a lined baking tray (high sided) or a brownie tray and place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 45-50 minutes or until baked. If your ...

The good thing with this bread is that there is no flour, yeast or oil, which you generally find in most basic bread recipes. With this bread your find its replaced with healthy goodness that will not make you feel guilty for going back for that second slice! The main ingredient in this bread as you have probably noticed is the oats, which are packed full of fibre, they also have antioxidants which help against heart disease. the second big ingredient in this recipe is the yogurt, and that adds moisture to the loaf. INGREDIENTS 2 cups oats  1 cup of plain low fat greek yogurt 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tbsp of mixed seeds to sprinkle on top of your loaf before going in the oven METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan Grease/line a small loaf tin Mix all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl Pour you bread mixture into your prepared loaf tin, and sprinkle the seeds of your choice on top (I used sunflower and pumpkin seeds) Bake in ov...

Low Calorie - Low Fat - 100% Tasty They may not be much to look at, but they make the perfect healthy snack, these little bread-berry muffins will keep you going between meals, they're low in calories, low in fat but oozing with flavour! With so few calories per muffin you could much away on two of these and not feel any guilt! I did a comparison on blueberry muffins, supermarket blueberry muffins can have anything from 270-300 calories per muffin! My muffins approx 70 calories each! My muffins are slightly smaller, but even if they were twice the size, they still would only be 140 calories per muffin! This recipe makes approx 12 muffins Per muffin - approx 70 calories INGREDIENTS  4 slices of bread cut into cubes, including the crusts 2 eggs, beaten 240ml semi skimmed milk 1 tbsp flour (optional) 120g frozen blueberries 2 tsp SILVER SPOON half spoon sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract You can use different milk, sugar or berries, but the calo...

Just two basic ingredients to make the bread! Preparation just 5 minutes - baking time approx 15 minutes! YEAST FREE - EGG FREE - SUGAR FREE  Cheese and Garlic Cherry Bakewell INGREDIENTS  FOR THE DOUGH: ½ cup self-raising flour 3 tbsp milk ½ tsp baking powder (optional) FOR THE FILLING Cheese and Garlic 30g grated cheese 1-2 cloves of garlic crushed (to taste) Cherry Bakewell 1 tsp almond extract 4-6 glacier cherries chopped 1 tsp chopped almonds (optional) METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc / 160º fan Mix all the ingredients together to form a dough, if your dough is sticky add a little more flour, if it's to dry add a little more milk Shape your dough to your choice Place on a lined or non stick baking tray and bake in the oven on the middle shelf for approx 12-15 minutes or until golden brown

The easiest Cinnamon rolls you can make, only requiring a handful of ingredients and two easy steps. Ready in less than 30 minutes! Makes 2 Cinnamon Buns Calories per bun approx 170  INGREDIENTS ½ cup self-raising flour (approx 62g) ½ tsp baking powder 3 tbsp milk approx (approx 45ml) 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp sultanas (approx 25g) METHOD Preheat oven 180ºc  / 160º fan Mix all the ingredients together Bring the dough together with your hands, you may need a little flour if dough is sticky, make two balls and place onto a greased/lined baking tray or pop into a muffin tray (which is what I used) Bake on the middle shelf for approx 15-20 minutes or until golden Leave to cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

NO ADDED SUGAR - NO ADDED FAT - EGG FREE  Baking and eating healthily doesn't get any easier or tastier than this! Just 4 ingredients! Give your traditional fruit loaf recipe a tasty healthy twist by using wholemeal flour and adding Weetabix to this amazingly quick and easy recipe. INGREDIENTS Makes one 800g loaf  2 Weetabix + ½ Weetabix for the topping 227g (8oz) wholemeal self-raising flour 85g (3oz) mixed dried fruit and seeds 200ml skimmed or semi skimmed milk METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 190ºc / 170º fan and grease/line a 8"x4"x3" loaf tin 2. Crush your Weetabix into fine crumbs 2. Add the other dry ingredients and mix, then add then add the milk, mix well until all is combined 3. Put your mixture into your prepared loaf tin and level of the top 4. Crush your remaining ½ a Weetabix and sprinkle over the top of the loaf 5. Place your loaf in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 1 hour or unti...

NO ADDED FAT - EGG FREE - SUGAR FREE INGREDIENTS Makes 4 mini loaves Each mini loaf is less than 150 calories each  INGREDIENTS 125g self-raising flour 50g fruit and seed mix 120ml skimmed milk or your choice You could if you wanted to, use half wholemeal self-raising and half white self-raising flour if you like the nutty wholegrain flavour that comes from wholemeal.  NOTE - You do get a lighter and better rise using just white flour as wholemeal is heavier.   METHOD Preheat oven 200ºc / 180ºfan Grease a mini loaf tray or muffin tray Put the flour and the fruit and seed mix into a bowl and mix Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour the milk in, mix well until everything is combined, if your mixture appears a little dry just add a little more milk Spoon your dough evenly into your mini loaf tray. Place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 20-25 minutes, checking after 15 minutes. Onc...

FAT FREE - EGG FREE - NO ADDED SUGAR - DAIRY FREE - YEAST FREE Just four simple ingredients to make these delicious spiced fruit bread buns! No scales required just a set of measuring cups and spoons! If you don't have measuring cups don't worry, you can use a normal cup or mug as long as you use the same one for all the measurements. The bigger the cup/mug the more buns you make I used a small mug and made 9 buns The recipe does say white self-raising flour, but I tried it with half wholemeal flour and half white self- raising flour. Having made these buns both ways, I found using all white self-raising flour gives you a lighter and better rise to the buns as I found the wholemeal makes the buns heavier and they didn't seem to rise as much. The wholemeal also has that distinct taste of wholegrain. So it's a personal preference to what flour you decide to use.  INGREDIENTS   2 cups of self-raising flour 1 cup of mixed dried fruit 1...

This soda bread has to be simplest bread to make, needing just 4 basic ingredients, you can have a super tasty fresh loaf of bread in under an hour! Prep time - approx 15 minutes Baking time - approx 30 minutes Serves - 6 INGREDIENTS 170g self-raising wholemeal flour 170g plain white flour ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 290ml/½ pint buttermilk METHOD 1. Preheat your oven 200ºc / 180ºfan / gas 6 2. Sieve the flours and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl and stir 3. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pur in your buttermilk, try and mix as quickly as you can using a large fork to form a soft dough. If your dough is to wet add a little more flour and if its to dry add a little milk 4. Tip your dough onto a lightly floured clean surface and knead just a little 5. Shape your dough into a dome and flatten slightly, then place onto a lightly floured baking tray and cut a shallow cross on the top  6. Place in the oven...

Makes 10 slices INGREDIENTS 3 ripe bananas 2 eggs 120g low fat greek yogurt 115g honey 1 teaspoon baking soda 195g self raising wholemeal flour 100g dried dates chopped in half PREPARATION 1. Preheat the oven to 180c / 160 fan 2. In a medium bowl, mash the bananas 3. Mix eggs, yogurt, honey, baking soda and chopped dates into the banana mixture 4. Add the flour and mix well until all is combined 5. Pour the mixture into a greased or lined bread tin (approx 23 x 13cm) 6. Bake on middle shelf for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick/skewer comes out clean from the middle of the bread  7. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving

The perfect way to use up stale bread, far better than just throwing away, and what better way to spruce up a bowl of hot soup, or add some extra crunch to a healthy plate of salad.  For a lovely wholesome healthy soup why not try Simply Scrumptious Soup - Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry Soup. Only 5 simple ingredients and just 110 calories per portion! INGREDIENTS stale bread, ideally healthy seeded bread, but any will do METHOD 1. Preheat oven to about 160c 2. Chop bread up into cubes including the crusts 3. Place chopped bread onto a large baking tray  4. Place in the oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 30 minutes, checking half way through and turning the croutons over 5. Croutons will be ready as soon as they have hardened up but without burning, leave to cool once baked and then transfer to a sealed container.  Croutons should stay fresh for up to a week in a tight fitting plastic container

This Fruit Bread has lovely subtle flavour and a perfect texture. No mixer or scales are needed, this really is probably the easiest fruit bread you will ever make! Who would know that there was a whole tin of fruit in this loaf? Prep time - approx 10 minutes INGREDIENTS  1 standard can of mixed fruit or any tinned fruit that you would prefer 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 cups self raising flour (optional) Good squeeze of honey METHOD  Preheat oven 160 fan 180 electric Grease & line a loaf tin 1. Drain tinned fruit (you can do as you please with juice/syrup as its not needed for recipe) 2. Place the fruit into a food processor, pulse until you have a puree 3. Pour puree into a mixing bowl and beat in the egg and honey, making sure you mix well 4. Sieve in the flour and baking powder, mix until all the mixture is thoroughly combined 5. Pour into our prepared loaf tin and bake in oven on middle shelf fo...

This Banana Bread is light, fluffy with a rich banana flavour, and has the perfect texture. No mixer or scales needed, this really is probably the easiest banana bread you will ever make. Prep time 10 minutes! INGREDIENTS  2-3 medium ripe banana's 1 egg 1 tsp Baking powder 1 ½  cups of self raising flour (optional) squeeze of honey METHOD  Preheat oven 180°C / 160°C fan  Grease and line a loaf tin 1. Mash bananas well in a mixing bowl, (I used a mini food processor for my bananas, which I believe gives a better result, but if you haven't got a food processor, mashing bananas by hand will still work) 2. Add honey if using and mix well 3. Add the egg and mix well 4. Sieve in the flour and baking powder, and mix until all the mixture is combined 5. Pour the mixture into your prepared loaf tin and bake in oven on middle shelf for approx 30-40 minutes or until a skewer/cocktail stick comes out clean. (If you find t...

(two slices are shown in photo) This is a moist malty tasting banana bread, full of goodness.  An easy recipe that takes no time at all to make, the hardest part is waiting for the bread to cook and cool before eating! 12 servings Per serving: Calories 58 70 minutes INGREDIENTS 3 bananas mashed 1/2 cup applesauce 3/4 cup plain flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 1/2 tsp baking soda  METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 160 fan / 180 electric  2. In a food processor add all the ingredients and combine. 3. Pour all the mixture into a lined/greased loaf tin 4. Bake for approx 45-60 minutes, or until cake is cooked, to test this a skewer inserted into cake should come out clean. Remove from pan and carefully place onto a wire rack to cool.  TIP - Riper the bananas the sweeter the bread.

INGREDIENTS  1 Cup of self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup of milk 2 tbsp mayo  I used semi skimmed milk and lighter than light mayo METHOD  Pre-heat oven 180 degrees Combine all the ingredients  Spoon into a muffin tin Cook in the oven middle shelf for approx 15 minutes or until golden brown Makes approx 5 rolls TIP - Why not try using wholemeal flour for a healthier bake, or adding some herbs or a little grated cheese to add some extra flavour.

4 ingredient Cherry Bakewell Bread  Cherry Bakewell Flavour Bread INGREDIENTS 1 cup of fat free Greek yogurt 1 cup of self raising flour 4 - 5 glacier cherries chopped 1 tsp of almond essence METHOD  Preheat oven to 350 degrees Combine all the ingredients in a bowl until a dough starts to form Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and brush your hands with some flour Knead and divide into the required shapes you want Bake in oven on the middle shelf for approx 20-25 minutes or until start to turn a golden brown Cool on a wire rack

Bread Pudding Ingredients 500g gluten free wholemeal bread 500g sultanas 1 1/2 tbsp mixed spice 600ml semi skimmed milk 2 large eggs beaten 1-2 tbsp of dark brown sugar (optional) Method Tear the bread into a large mixing bowl and add the sultanas and mixed spice. Pour  in the milk, then scrunch through your fingers to mix everything well and completely break up the bread. Add the eggs and sugar if using, stir well and set aside for approx 15 minutes. Heat oven to 180/160c fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 20cm non-stick cake tin. Tip pudding  mixture into the tin. Bake for approx 1 1/2 hours until firm and golden, if pudding starts to brown early on cove with foil. Turn out of the tin onto a wire rack and leave to cool, or can be eaten hot from the oven.